Show Notes
New Snapdragon SoCs will officially support Linux, Firefox’s redesign confuses us, the Dutch government is embracing NixOS, F-Droid has a new modern look, and Ubuntu starts shipping new kernels more regularly. Plus with the iPhone Duo about to come out, Graham is still enjoying his Pixel 9 Pro Fold but Joe’s 10 Pro Fold is in a drawer.
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Inside Snapdragon Summit 2026: Agentic AI PCs, Googlebooks and Linux
The new Firefox design: More modern, more flexible, still Firefox
Dutch government turns to NixOS for a sovereign desktop
F-Droid 2.0: A New Chapter for Android Freedom
Google’s assault on F-Droid has begun
Ryanair Boarding Pass Liberation
Getting Ryanair tickets
Accelerating delivery of CVE fixes with a new Kernel release strategy
Kernel Recipes 2026
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